Hidden Pockets Collective participated at 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights in Vietnam in 2017. The Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights is a biennial gathering of civil society, young people, academia, government, media, private sector, and development partners from the region Read More

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a global campaign spanning from 25 November through 10 December happens every year and this year the theme of the campaign is “Leave no one behind: end violence against women and girls. Millions have shared the hashtag #MeToo and other campaigns, exposing Read More

Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) Hyderabad : FPAI Hyderabad, 6-3-883/F, Topaz Building, Punjagutta Office Colony Lane,Punjagutta, Hyderabad, 500082 We have been mapping FPAI Clinics in different parts of India. We went visiting the FPAI Hyderabad Branch and it was one of the biggest independent branch we have Read More

Hidden Pockets Collective went looking for One Stop Crisis Centre in Lucknow. “Asha Jyoti Kendra” established by state government is really good, said some of the government officials whom we had met. I was intrigued. There were One Stop Crisis Centres in Uttar Pradesh, and everybody seemed to say Read More

Hidden Pockets Collective recently conducted a workshop on consent for young people with Project Khel in Uttar Pradesh. It was conducted for children above the age of 10 years old to 17 years in different schools. We asked the young people if they had ever talked about issue of Read More

Hidden Pockets Collective took part in Public Consultation held by Prayas and Human Right Law Network in Bhopal in 2017. This year the theme was around Legal interventions in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Are young people there in the National Health Policy 2017? In order to answer this question, it Read More

I remember reading this tweet during the #MeToo campaign, a campaign about sharing stories of survivors of sexual violence. Zara Larsson‏Verified account @zaralarsson “Isn’t it strange how every woman knows someone who’s been sexually harassed but no man seem to know any harasser?” In my head I did know sexual Read More

I got this amazing chance to attend “A workshop on Contraceptives” conducted by the CT Innovation lab. Does it sound exciting? Yes it does. For a young woman who has never heard about anything other than condoms, a workshop on contraceptives would be fascinating. And the best part comes when Read More

Open Data Hack(ODH) Bangalore 2017 held on 14th & 15th of October, 2017 supported by RHoK India was part of the series of hackathons in India. Themes for Open Data Hack Bangalore 2017 were climate change, disaster warning systems and women health. Hidden Pockets Collective participated as one of the Read More

West Bengal continues to have the long drawn process for rape victims seeking any help or recourse. Speaking to Hidden Pockets Collective about the process presently followed with rape victims, Dr. P.S.Chakravorthy, Head of the Department of Gynaecology at the IPGMER & SSKM hospital, Kolkata says, “The victims have to Read More